He was born in Tijuana, Mexico, a border city next door to San Diego, California, to parents from Jalisco and Oaxaca. Proud of his Mexican and Latino background, experience, and heritage, he advocates for Indigenous, Afro, and immigrant rights. Growing up in Mexico, he learned about his Mexica and Zapoteca lineage on both sides of his family, even learning Nahuatl thanks to his dad. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to grow his modeling and film/TV career, which has expanded to Commercials and VO.